The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-30


ANNUAL SHOOTING TOURNAMENT. Beck's
shooting park morning and afternoon.
BRAND oPERA-HOUSE-Mrs w. III. Rileys Com
edy company, evening.
In Brief
Thomas Biegs was locked MP last night for
whipping his mother, VINO Keeps a boarding
house on Market street, between Illinois and
Tennessee.
The Knights of Labor and labor unions will
give a picnic at Armstrong; Grove, North Indi-
annapolis, on July 4. They will have a parade at
10 o'clock =. NJ, starting from Labor Hall, NO.
l154 East Washington street.
At a regular meeting of Centennial Lodge, No
$50. l. o. o. f., last evening, the following OIL
GERS were elected for the ensuing term: George
w. Pitts, ". g.; John A. Payne, " g.; Omer
Rodibaugh, treasurer; VIM. Coval, secretary.
The following persons were licensed to marry
yesterday: Leonodas Leon and Nettie Cohen,
Frank H. Glass and Jessie NJ. Wiley, Edwin
Hill and Leola 3: Water William Evans and
Hattie Smith, Horace j. Yout and Lydia Thai
Tho Union Building Association, of Elkbart,
filed articles Of incorporation yesterday with the
Secretary of State. The capital stock ID 81 Ooo.-
900. g. Fl. Winchester, w. S. Hazelton. Frank
b. Erwin, James III. Slate and others are the in
Perpetrators.
The Governor yesterday issued a requisition
on Governor Foraker. of Ohio. for J. H. Clark,
who IL Under arrest in Cincinnati. Clark. who
is reported TO be RED" Austin is accused of
Bwindl;ng n citizen of Upton out Of a large sum
of money.
The body cs the tramp that was killed by Mel
months ago, was turned over TO the medical col
lege By undertaken Kregelo yesterday. The
body has been kept in the morgue for identIfica-
lion, but no one appeared to claim It.
The annual gymnastic tournament of this
district. composed of the States of Indiana, Hi.
nois, Kentucky. Michigan and Ohio. will be held
at Dayton, o., July %, "a, % and 26. The local
association is making great preparations for the
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sursion will be run on Sunday. the oath.
wooDwoRTH CONVERTS WILL BUILD A CHURCH.
The Church of God, the organization that
sprane up the result of Mrs. Maria Wood
worths revival, last fall took out a permit, yes
terday for a So 300 frame building at the corner
OF First and Fayette streets. The congrega-
ton row numbers over forty members and Is
growing rapidly. About one-half the money
needed has been subscribed. Mrs. Woodwork
promises to return this fall and assist in raising
lhe balance.
ODD PARTY OF MOVERS.
great crowd of people followed novel at
fraction on Washington street yesterday after
noon. 1t was a small band of movers. consist
ing of two men, three women. two children and
two dogs. and an old wagon. The wagon was
pulled by the two men, and the remainder of
the queer procession followed behind The
party was en- route from Nebraska to Tennessee
and the men claimed that they had pulled the
wagon the entire distance since March l.
PERMITS FOR NEW IMPROVEMENTS
The following building permits were issued
yesterday; Florence K. Grieb, frame dwelling
on Eureka street, 500; George Sauers, frame
dwelling or Louisiana street, near Virginia av-
enue. 81, $780, East-end Lumber Company, ware
room, corner of Noble and Washington streets,
on Panhandle railway, 5000; Church of God,
frame church, corner of First and Fayette
streets, 81, 800 E. Fl. Eldridge e. Co., frame ad-
ditiou to ware house, on Park avenue, between
Seventh and Eighth streets. $1,000
DOUBT ABOUT GAs-PIPEs.
The lease by the Indianapolis Natural-gas
Company of fourteen miles of pipe laid by the
Citizens Gas-light and Coke Company has given
rise to some doubt as to whether not the pipe
is of the pattern and quality required by the
recently -p2ssed ordinance. There is some diff
ference of opinion the question, but the
matter will doubtless be settled by the city civil
engineer, who is required to inspect the pipes
before they are used and if they not snfe
conductors of natural gas, he will condemn
them.
TIE FREsH-AIR PICNIC TO-DAY.
The children living north of Washington street
will meet at the Newsboys' Home, on Ohio
street. just east of Illinois street, at 73O o'clock
this morning, and will be accompanied by band
of music, in charge of the officers of the associa-
the depot direct. The train. consisting of four
teen cars. will leave the Union Depot at o'clock
promptly, and the gentlemen in charge of the
train will keep all who are not in possession of
the red tickets from entering the cars In order to
prevent accident.
A cAR-DRIyER BADLY BEATEN.
Henry Speckman. a street-car driver, was
waylaid at the corner of Illinois and Chesapeake
Streets by two men, at IL o'clock last night,
while on his way home from work. and was bad
ly beaten. At the corner of Chesapeake
street the two men stepped from be-
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Speckman down. The other then jumped on
him and kicked him several times in the face.
knocking out several of his teeth. He called for
help. and when crowd began to gather, his as
sailants Speckman says the two men were
striking drivers. They will be arrested this
morning.
AN ELECTRIC sTREET-RAILwAY LINE.
Mr.. A. f. Potts. who is interested in Woodruff
Place and i'm getting the branch of the cable line
built to that point before the coming winter.
yesterday received letter from Colonel Dudley
In regard TO the matter. in which he says, Our
present intention with regard to the Woodruff
Place and Haughville line, is TO build it at the
EARLIEST possible moment, and, if possible and
practicable, to make 1t an electric railway. My
own impression IS that il would make a very fine
line TO be run by electricity. I will see you in
on the 18th or 18th, and will then
De accompanied by some OF the members of my
A CHILD sTARvEs TO DEATH.
Patromen Bruce and Clifford had their alton
ton called to the distressing circumstances of
The family of Hiram Mooley, west of the river,
morning. Mobley and his wife are
af-mutes. and have three children Several |
weeks ago they were elected from their lodging |
place for nonpayment of rent The neighbors |
rave them shelter, but they had to depend upon |
'ood by begging. Yesterday morning the young |
Is. OF the children, babe of three months, died |
The coroner was notified, and after holding an |
inquest, reached the conclusion that death re-
suited from starvation. The trustee was in |
formed of the matter, and will assist the family |
and bury the dead child. Mobley is a cooper |
but has been out of work several months. as the |
result OF going a strike
soRELY TROUBLED woMAN's DEATH
w. j. Elliott received information yesterday |
morning Of the death of Mrs. Nancy jackson,
he wife of William Jackson at the home of her
nephew, James Patton, in Fairview, Ill. 1t was
Mrs jackson who, with her husband, was the |
subject of some newspaper attention here a year |